Flower Maze with a Corridor Down the Stem
Two flower maze printables shaped like a potted daisy: 117 cells of 7.5 mm for ages 6 to 8 and 267 cells of 5.5 mm for ages 9 to 12, with answer keys.
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A potted daisy
Every route on this flower maze has to pass down the stem. The smiling daisy from the coloring page has eight petals, a stem with a pointed leaf on each side and a pot with a wide rim, and a narrow corridor down the stem is the only link between the flower head and the pot. A short channel through a gap in the outline leads to each arrow, and the solution is on page two of every PDF, marked in orange.
Medium: down the stem
There are 117 cells of 7.5 mm on the medium maze, for ages 6 to 8. They fill the middle of the flower head, reach partway into the petals and the leaves, and fill the rim and the pot, with a one-cell corridor down the stem between them. Start is just below the right leaf, next to the stem, and the 53-cell route climbs into the right leaf, crosses to the stem, runs down it into the pot, winds back and forth across it and leaves through the base, a little right of center.
Hard: from petal to pot
Start moves out to the lower right petal on the hard maze, which packs 267 cells of 5.5 mm into the whole flower for ages 9 to 12. The 114-cell route winds up through the flower head, takes one long corridor down the stem past the leaves, and zigzags across the pot to Finish below the base, just right of center. On this level the leaves hold extra side paths. Shrinking the hard page makes its 5.5 mm corridors very tight, so it should stay at 100 percent on A4 or US Letter.
Neither level needs more than a pencil, which makes them easy to pack for a waiting room or a car trip.
Skills practiced & tips
- Find the Start and Finish arrows first; Start sits in a different place on the two levels, while both mazes finish below the pot.
- On both mazes the route has to pass down the stem, so look for the narrow corridor between the leaves and the pot.
- On the hard maze, the leaves hold extra side paths, so check them before heading down to the pot.
- If a path stops at a wall, go back to the last turn and try another way.
- Draw a light pencil line first, then go over the right route in color.
Flower fun facts
- Garden mazes made of clipped hedges have been planted in Europe for hundreds of years.
- A potted plant's roots spread through the soil in the pot to take up water and minerals.
Classroom ideas
- Grade 1: solve the medium maze with a finger before picking up a pencil.
- Grade 3: compare the two routes, 53 cells and 114 cells, and work out the difference.
- Grades 4 to 6: hand out the hard maze as a quiet task at the end of a plants unit.
More flower activities
More mazes
Frequently asked questions
Do the petals take part in the maze?
Partly. On the medium maze the 117 cells of 7.5 mm fill the middle of the flower head and reach partway into the petals and the leaves. The hard maze packs 267 cells of 5.5 mm into the whole flower.
Is there an easy flower maze?
No. This shape comes in two levels, medium for ages 6 to 8 and hard for ages 9 to 12. For ages 3 to 5, the 35-dot flower dot to dot or the easy tracing sheet is a gentler choice.
Where do the mazes start and finish?
Both arrows sit just outside the outline, at the end of a short channel through a gap. On the medium maze, Start is just below the right leaf, next to the stem, and Finish is under the base of the pot, a little right of center. On the hard maze, Start is outside the lower right petal and Finish is under the base of the pot, a little right of center.
Does every route go down the stem?
Yes. A narrow corridor down the stem is the only link between the flower head and the pot, and both mazes finish below the pot, so the route always passes down it.
About this printable
- Made with AI assistance (vector drawing authored by a language model) and checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer.
- Checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer on 22 Oct 2026.
- Free for personal and single-classroom use. See the license. Read the license · How these are made · Report a problem.
- Vector PDF, 2 pages, 186×254 mm art box — prints edge-safe on A4 and US Letter.
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